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Management of Climate Induced Drought and Water Scarcity in Egypt

Unconventional Solutions

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Samiha A.H. Ouda

    1. Soils, Water, & Environment Research Ins, Water Req & Field Irrigation Res Dept., Giza, Egypt

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  2. Abd El-Hafeez Zohry

    1. Crops Intesefication Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

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  • Offers a methodology for developing climate change scenarios with a low level of uncertainty using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC AR5) models and a regional climate model
  • Provides the first-ever integrated assessment of climate change effects on rainfed agriculture in Egypt
  • Presents different systems of crop intensification to increase land and water productivity under present and future climate conditions
  • The book presents different systems of crop intensification to increase land and water productivity in clay soil and salt- affected soil under present and future climate conditions
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry
    Pages 1-4

  3. Potential Evapotranspiration Under Present and Future Climate

    • Mostafa Morsy, Tarek El-Sayed, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 5-25

  4. Rain Fed Areas in Egypt: Obstacles and Opportunities

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Tahany Noreldin, Alia Amer
    Pages 27-46

  5. Crops Intensification to Face Climate Induced Water Scarcity in Nile Delta Region

    • Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 47-62

  6. Upper Egypt: Management of High Water Consumption Crops by Intensification

    • Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 63-76

  7. Combating Deterioration in Salt-Affected Soil in Egypt by Crop Rotations

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Hamdy Khalifa
    Pages 77-96

  8. General Conclusion

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry
    Pages 97-100
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About this book

The book contains suggestion on suitable crop rotations for salt-affected soils to maximize the productivity of lands and water under current climate and under climate change in 2030. This book discusses droughts and water scarcity, which are important issues related to natural phenomena and affected by climate variability and change. It calls for reassessing the prevailing crop structure in Egypt under rain fed irrigation in North Egypt and under surface irrigation in the Nile Delta and Valley.


Droughts affect rain fed agriculture, while water scarcity affects irrigated agriculture. The book investigates proposals for improving crop structure in these areas, taking into account the sustainability of water and soil resources. Further, it explores improved management options for crop production in both rain fed and irrigated agriculture. Lastly, it examines suggestions on more rational use of irrigation water in irrigated agriculture to conserve irrigationwater under present climate conditions and to help meet the anticipated demand under climate change conditions.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Soils, Water, & Environment Research Ins, Water Req & Field Irrigation Res Dept., Giza, Egypt

    Samiha A.H. Ouda

  • Crops Intesefication Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

    Abd El-Hafeez Zohry

About the authors

Samiha Ouda is a professor at the Soils, Water, and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt; and has a  background in agricultural economics, statistics and crop physiology. Professor Ouda has an impressive publication history of 64 papers and 2 book chapters on yield prediction using empirical models or simulation models, water stress mitigation, irrigation modeling under deficit irrigation and saline conditions, and assessing the impact of climate change on crops and farm net revenue. In 2006, Professor Ouda developed a simulation model called Yield-Stress for irrigation scheduling and prediction of yield and consumptive use of a number of crops under water, salinity and heat stresses.

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